前苏联共合国乔治亚这一阵子流行用水蛭治疗疾病,以往欧洲人会用水蛭治疗痔疮,乔治亚人把这项疗法发扬光大,用来治疗其他疾病。! ~5 b. P2 G0 j9 P# S" a- U( u* I
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乔治亚很多诊所都提供水蛭疗法,病人得先跟诊所买一只水蛭,更年期妇女先把水蛭放在脖子上,经过一、二十分钟,水蛭吸完血,身体膨胀4倍,就可以取下,接着医师再把另外2只水蛭放在这名妇女上下牙龈上,等吸完血再取出,医师在患者伤口上贴上绷带,就算完成治疗。接受过治疗的妇女说,她们在更年期会出现的潮红和盗汗都有明显改善。 l: C* T3 e- a$ S% [; [4 k
7 n% [2 c) M8 o l0 i. Q" rrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 另外,有一些高血压或是经常性头痛病人,也会用水蛭疗法降低血压,或是治疗头痛。一名医师说,不但乔治亚人用水蛭治病,乌克兰、波兰、甚至德国,也有不少人接受这种疗法。人在德国 社区) V3 | f' i4 ^( d' t
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011人在德国 社区 @& ?7 K& [6 U4 T
! H; z9 i# [" ]5 l( q. lLeeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits. ; D8 ~/ D n% b, \9 c人在德国 社区 + i9 f- I/ o% K4 K3 G8 F$ d/ f. o drs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 4 y0 r8 F0 p* k/ }& f. j+ N% b . i5 P' E. z$ N& D$ f) [That idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia. 2 D) K" ~! m" k8 L- y 0 |7 V# A' F5 p+ @5 }, ?Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.